PPPoE for RH 7.3

[Alfred Hovdestad]

Does the Thinkpad have a USB port?  If so, you should be able to install 
off of an external HDD or CDrom.  You can also install off of an NFS server.

    Alfred



Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Tue, 16 May 2006, Russell Harrison wrote:
> 
>> Out of curiosity, what is preventing you from updating it?
>>
>> Not have the time to do the update is a totally valid answer.  I'm just
>> trying to understand what are the things keeping people on really old
>> releases in general.  I know 7.3 was solid as a rock but its pretty 
>> out of
>> date.  From the number of machines that keep popping up running 7.3 there
>> must be some good reasons for sticking with it.
> 
> 
> Lack of memory, lack of CD drive (I know that can be worked around, but 
> it would be painful), lack of disk space, lack of processing power.
> 
> It's one of those classic Thinkpads with the butterfly keyboard, so I 
> want to keep it doing something useful, but it can't really be a useful 
> portable machine anymore (10" screen, i486, limited memory, limited 
> disk, dead battery).  Firewall in a home DSL or cable context is a 
> perfect use for it.
> 
> I did update to use iptables instead of ipchains, but I'll keep running 
> 7.3 until it's dropped by FedoraLegacy.  Then I'll have to figure out 
> how to install one of the firewall distros without a CD drive.
> 
>>
>> On 5/16/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs at ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> My DSL provider is changing from bridged to PPPoE.  I've got an old 
>>> laptop
>>> running RH 7.3 (can't be updated) acting as a firewall/router.  I now 
>>> need
>>> a PPPoE client.  What is the package to use for this purpose in RH 7.3?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>>
>